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2011/10/24

I have got it!!! – 手に入れちゃいました！

Some of you might remember that sometime ago, I have posted that ”I want my own canoe!”. Well, because of that post, one of my friend contacted me offering a old and restored 15ft canoe made by Finish Lohi company.
So I said YES, and the canoe is now sitting on my yard!
覚えてる方もいるでしょうか？少し前の記事で『カヌーが欲しい！！！！』と書いた所、ブッシュクラフト仲間から『良かったら譲るよ！』と連絡が入りました・・・ もちろん答えはＹＥＳ！
フィンランドのＬｏｈｉという会社の古いカヌーをレストアした物ですが、立派な１５フィーターです。

I would like to take it out for quick test ride before the water freeze up, but I haven’t got the paddle for it yet. So, decided to make one, out of whatever the wood I have in storage.
せっかくなので、湖が凍る前に一度は漕いで見たい！が、パドルが無い・・・そこで、家の改修で出た廃材を使って作る事に。

Checked the style and dimensions of the paddle from internet and decided to make otter tail paddle.
ネットで大きさや形をチェックした結果、オッターテール型のパドルを作ることに。

Laminate 3 planks of 9.5x3cm together.

9.5ｘ3ｃｍの板3枚を剥ぎ付け。

Cut out the shape then thin the blade.

そして形を切り出して、ブレードのベベルなどを削り出す。

Make handle shape then round the edge. And this is how it looks now.

ハンドル部分を整形し、シャフトの面取り。そして今ここ。

I still need to thin the blade more and refine the overall shape. Hope I can finish this soon, coz need to make one more of this as soon as possible…
ブレードはもっと薄くし、全体の形を整えたらほぼ完成となります。もう一本作る必要があるので、サクサクと進めないとね。

>>Gorges SmytheI am enjoying making this paddle. Just bit worried about the sturdiness of the paddle when completed, because I am using the unknown soft wood.

>>bmattyes one paddle should be with it, but when I picked the canoe, he did not have it with the canoe. Then I got busy, and you know he is as well… so haven’t got it yet. Anyway, I would need 2 paddles for this canoe and I like making things :)

>>“hope you enjoy the boat!”This canoe is actually very close to be a boat, because it is heavy and there is no rocker at all. But I am sure will be totally good and serve me well to carrying 3 dogs and wife in. :)